Brooklyn · Block 5398 · Lot 74 · 11218

699 East 4 Street

2.75 floors · 3 apartments · 2,232 sq ft · built 1910 · class C0 · owner of record: Gutwein, Shalom

11open violations
$32,100ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2025-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (13) · $32,100 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Oct 1, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE FOR VIO#35668485P AS OF 10/1/2026., FILE A CERTIFICATE
#39206360K
Dec 9, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Aug 25, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. NOTED AT A 2.75 WALK UP OBSERVED NO ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE. HOWEVER NOTICED CONSTRUCTION FENCE VIEWING PANELS ARE ALL BLOCKED/OBSTR
#39201694H
Jun 21, 2027
PENDING
$1,000
Jul 27, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION OF PREVIOUS CONDITION CITED IN VIOLATION # 35668485P ISSUED ON 09/01/2025. NOTED: FSWO IS STILL ACTIVE AT SITE., FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
#39197747N
May 4, 2027
PENDING
$1,250
Jul 6, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
JOB SITE FENCE NOT MAINTAINED AS PURSUANT TO BC 3307.7. NOTED: TEMP. CONSTRUCTION FENCE ERECTED UNDER ACTIVE PERMIT # B01201225 -FN AT EXPOSE 1 TEMP. FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED VIEWING PANE
#39194937K
May 27, 2027
PENDING
$2,500
Mar 20, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED EXPIRES FENCE POSTED PERMIT#B01201225-S2-FN WHICH EXPIRED ON 3/28/2026 ARE NOT POST AT THE PREMISES.POST VALID PERMIT.REM:POST VALID PERMIT.
#35683528L
Jan 25, 2027
PENDING
$300
Jan 13, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
ATOI, OBSERVED AT EXP. 1, ACTIVE AND PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION FENCE UNDER JOB # B01201225-S2-FN, EXPIRING 02/10/2026, IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE DUE TO BLOCKED VIEWING PANELS., COMPLY WITH CODE
#39173737N
Mar 29, 2027
DEFAULT
$5,000
Sep 1, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED A WORKER AT 2FL REAR OF PROPERTY, HEARD DRILLING, OBSERVED A WORKER AT MAIN ENTRANCE, LADDER AT REAR EXTENDING ONTO 2 FL WITH FOOD, AN
#35668485P
Jun 30, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Aug 13, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO PROVIDE INSPECTION ACCESS TO AND/OR EXPOSE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. ATOI REPEATED KNOCKS ON CONSTRUCTION FENCE DOOR AND VERBAL REQUESTS TO ENTER IGNORED. CONSTRUCTION WORKER WEARING A BLUE HARD HAT SEEN
#39157116K
May 10, 2027
PENDING
$10,000
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
STRUCTURAL, FIRE SAFETY, EGRESS RELATED. DEMOLITION OF FLOOR JOIST, BEAMS AND BEARING WALLS., OBTAIN PERMIT; OBTAIN PERMIT
#39143059X
Jan 13, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Mar 27, 2025Unknown CLASS - 1
ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT ON RECORD OR POSTED, OBTAIN PERMIT; OBTAIN PERMIT
#39143056K
Jan 13, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$800
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
CONSTRUCTION WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NEW LIGHT GAGE STEEL FLOOR JOIST BEING INSTALLED 18 INCHES HIGHER THAN ORIGINAL HEIGHT., OBTAIN PERMIT; OBTAIN PERMIT
#39143055Z
Jan 13, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR EXCESSIVE DEBRIS PILL OVER 5 FEET HIGH, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION HOUSEKEEPING; MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION HOUSEKEEPING
#39143057M
Jan 13, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOT ON FILE OR ON DOB RECORD., OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED PERMITS; OBTAIN PERMIT
#39143058Y
Jan 13, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle D (premises is in Community District 12)
Active
HPD (2) · C 0 · B 0 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Nov 19, 2025I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
May 4, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 7, 2026

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 1, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE FOR VIO#35668485P AS OF 10/1/2026., FILE A CERTIFICATEOpen
Aug 25, 2026ECBConstruction: JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. NOTED AT A 2.75 WALK UP OBSERVED NO ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE. HOWEVER NOTICED CONSTRUCTION FENCE VIEWING PANELS ARE ALL BLOCKED/OBSTROpen
Jul 27, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION OF PREVIOUS CONDITION CITED IN VIOLATION # 35668485P ISSUED ON 09/01/2025. NOTED: FSWO IS STILL ACTIVE AT SITE., FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONOpen

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 11:25 AM ET. BBL 3053980074.

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